mhsaphuge3 - Social and Working Conditions before and after the Industrial Revolution

Year	Act or Investigation	Terms
1802	Health and Morals of Apprentices Act	Hours of work were limited to 12 per day, with no night work allowed. Employers were to provide education, decent clothing and accommodation. Inspectors were to enforce the Act and appoint visitors. For all textile factories employing over 20 persons, proper ventilation was to be provided and mills were to be whitewashed twice a year.
1833	Factory Act	No children under 9 were to work in factories (silk mills exempted). Children under 13 years were to work no more than 9 hours per day and 48 hours per week. Children under 18 were not to work nights. 4 paid Inspectors were appointed. Two 8-hour shifts per day of children were to be allowed.
1844	Factory Act	Women and young persons (13-18) were to work no more than 12 hours per day. Children under 13 were to work no more than 6 1/2 hours per day. No child under 8 was to be employed.
1847	Factory Act	Women and young persons were to work no more than 10 hours per day.
1850	Factory Act	Women and young persons to work in factories only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. or 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
1853	Factory Act	Children were only to work during the same hours as women and young persons.
1860	Bleach and Dye Works Act	This extended existing provisions to bleach and dye works.
1864	Factory Acts Extension Act	Extended the previous acts to cover more industry types.
1878	Factory Act	Extended the Factory Acts to all industries. No child anywhere under the age of 10 was to be employed. 10-14 year olds could only be employed for half days. Women were to work no more than 56 hours per week (Factory Legislation 1802-1878).

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